How do you keep the brass on your khuks shinny?

I'll echo Jayinhk... Brasso has always worked for me. Plus now they sell it in a plastic container that won't rust. Just shake the can well before you use it.
 
Well, its has been 4 days since I polished the brass and steel on the chitlangi with Meguiar's chrome polish and put 5 coats of Nufinish on it and I do not see any tarnish at all! And I have handled the knife every day, so far so good!

AlexGT
 
Don't have one with brass yet. My tamang has "white metal" fittings, which probably means nickel silver(not really silver, glorified brass). Haven't polished it yet. Will have to do so
 
WalMart, K-Mart, Hardware Stores and Big Box Home Improvement Stores all sell Flitz.

I get mine in the big pail. :D
 
What section of the store would I find it in? I guess I could check Home Repo and Wally World.
 
Heck, I don't know what section I was in... I am lucky if I find my car afterward. LOL
 
Any kind of wax is 10X preferable to lacquer of any kind. Lacquer may keep brass or any kind of metal from oxidizing for quite a long time, but let the most minute piece chip or wear off and the metal start oxidizing and then you've got a real mess on your hands because you'll have to remove every last iota of the lacquer before it can be adequately polished again and recoated.
Ask me how I know! Go ahead ask! :o :( :o :foot: :grumpy:

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Yvsa is absolutely WRONG... I'm kidding, he's 100% RIGHT. Automotive carnauba paste wax or gun stock wax would be great. I've use gun stock wax on blued guns before and it works perfectly. They don't rust, and it can be reapplied at any time without any major prep involved. It's not oily or greasy. You can even get spray on car wax. I used to use it on my roll around and top box when I worked in the shop. Have also used it on carbon steel knives. The paste is less messy, the aerosol gets down into cracks and crevices better. 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.
You can use Butchers bowling alley wax, too. It's recommended for leather, metal, and floors. It should be just what you need.

Wax doesn't scratch or chip, as Yvsa pointed out. Reapplication is as easy as rub on, let dry to a haze, and then buff with a clean, soft cloth. Simple is good.
 
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